Primeira Liga: Porto tops Vizela 4-2
PORTO. Porto overcomes Vizela 4-2.
PORTO. Porto tops Vizela 4-2. Porto was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estádio Do Dragão stadium in Porto on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In the presence of 46,830 spectators. The referee was Manuel Mota who was helped by Jorge António Alves Fernandes and Nuno Eiras. The 4th official was Carlos André Fernandes Macedo. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 16.6 degrees Celsius or 61.86 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 72%.
Match Statistics
Porto was in firm control of the ball 65% while Vizela was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Porto was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Porto won the contest.
Porto shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Vizela shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Porto received 1 yellow card (M. Grujic). On the opposite side, Vizela received 1 yellow card (I. Juliao).
After this encounter, Porto will have 82 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Vizela will stay with 32 points to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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2'2'
I. Juliao
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22'22'
Evanilson
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23'23'
R. Guzzo
Claudemir
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27'27'
M. Taremi (Penalty)
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36'36'
A. Mendez
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38'38'
M. Grujic
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46'46'
M. Uribe
M. Grujic
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49'49'
N. Moreira
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57'57'
C. Mbemba
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58'58'
Wendell
Zaidu
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59'59'
F. Conceicao
F. Vieira
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73'73'
K. Zohi
G. Schettine
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80'80'
Galeno
Evanilson
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87'87'
M. Taremi
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89'89'
S. Eustáquio
Vitinha
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88'88'
K. Kouao
I. Juliao
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89'89'
Guo Tianyu
Nuno Moreira
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89'89'
A. Sarmiento
Kiko Bondoso
Next match
In the upcoming Primeira Liga match, Porto will play away against Benfica on the 7th of May with a 15-7 head to head stats in favor of Porto (11 draws).
Vizela will host Marítimo on the 8th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Marítimo (0 draws).
Porto: Formation and Lineups
Porto started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição chose to play with the following team: Diogo Costa , Pepê , Chancel Mbemba , Pepe , Zaidu Sanusi , Marko Grujić , Vitinha , Otávio , Fábio Vieira , Mehdi Taremi and Evanilson .
Substitutes
Porto made 5 changes: M. Grujic for M. Uribe (46′), Zaidu for Wendell (58′), F. Vieira for F. Conceicao (59′), Evanilson for Galeno (80′) and Vitinha for S. Eustaquio (88′).
Top player: Evanilson
The player who no doubt impressed Porto the most was Evanilson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
Vizela: Formation and Lineups
Vizela started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Álvaro Adriano Teixeira Pacheco played with: Pedro Silva , Igor Julião , Anderson , Ivanildo Fernandes , Richard Ofori , Samu , Claudemir , Alex Méndez , Kiko Bondoso , Guilherme Schettine and Nuno Moreira .
Substitutes
Vizela made 5 changes: Claudemir for R. Guzzo (23′), G. Schettine for K. Zohi (73′), N. Moreira for Guo Tianyu (88′), Kiko Bondoso for A. Sarmiento (88′) and I. Juliao for K. Kouao (88′).
Top player: Alex Méndez
Probably the most impressive player in Vizela was Alex Méndez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
